diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index 18b77e6..ef7fd44 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -366,45 +366,19 @@
 
 pid_t IPCThreadState::getCallingPid() const
 {
-    checkContextIsBinderForUse(__func__);
     return mCallingPid;
 }
 
 const char* IPCThreadState::getCallingSid() const
 {
-    checkContextIsBinderForUse(__func__);
     return mCallingSid;
 }
 
 uid_t IPCThreadState::getCallingUid() const
 {
-    checkContextIsBinderForUse(__func__);
     return mCallingUid;
 }
 
-IPCThreadState::SpGuard* IPCThreadState::pushGetCallingSpGuard(SpGuard* guard) {
-    SpGuard* orig = mServingStackPointerGuard;
-    mServingStackPointerGuard = guard;
-    return orig;
-}
-
-void IPCThreadState::restoreGetCallingSpGuard(SpGuard* guard) {
-    mServingStackPointerGuard = guard;
-}
-
-void IPCThreadState::checkContextIsBinderForUse(const char* use) const {
-    if (mServingStackPointerGuard == nullptr) return;
-
-    if (!mServingStackPointer || mServingStackPointerGuard < mServingStackPointer) {
-        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("In context %s, %s does not make sense.",
-                         mServingStackPointerGuard->context, use);
-    }
-
-    // in the case mServingStackPointer is deeper in the stack than the guard,
-    // we must be serving a binder transaction (maybe nested). This is a binder
-    // context, so we don't abort
-}
-
 int64_t IPCThreadState::clearCallingIdentity()
 {
     // ignore mCallingSid for legacy reasons
@@ -873,15 +847,15 @@
 }
 
 IPCThreadState::IPCThreadState()
-      : mProcess(ProcessState::self()),
-        mServingStackPointer(nullptr),
-        mServingStackPointerGuard(nullptr),
-        mWorkSource(kUnsetWorkSource),
-        mPropagateWorkSource(false),
-        mIsLooper(false),
-        mStrictModePolicy(0),
-        mLastTransactionBinderFlags(0),
-        mCallRestriction(mProcess->mCallRestriction) {
+    : mProcess(ProcessState::self()),
+      mServingStackPointer(nullptr),
+      mWorkSource(kUnsetWorkSource),
+      mPropagateWorkSource(false),
+      mIsLooper(false),
+      mStrictModePolicy(0),
+      mLastTransactionBinderFlags(0),
+      mCallRestriction(mProcess->mCallRestriction)
+{
     pthread_setspecific(gTLS, this);
     clearCaller();
     mIn.setDataCapacity(256);
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
index 5220b62..23a0cb0 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
@@ -81,32 +81,6 @@
              */
             uid_t               getCallingUid() const;
 
-            /**
-             * Make it an abort to rely on getCalling* for a section of
-             * execution.
-             *
-             * Usage:
-             *     IPCThreadState::SpGuard guard { "..." };
-             *     auto* orig = pushGetCallingSpGuard(&guard);
-             *     {
-             *         // will abort if you call getCalling*, unless you are
-             *         // serving a nested binder transaction
-             *     }
-             *     restoreCallingSpGuard(orig);
-             */
-            struct SpGuard {
-                const char* context;
-            };
-            SpGuard* pushGetCallingSpGuard(SpGuard* guard);
-            void restoreGetCallingSpGuard(SpGuard* guard);
-            /**
-             * Used internally by getCalling*. Can also be used to assert that
-             * you are in a binder context (getCalling* is valid). This is
-             * intentionally not exposed as a boolean API since code should be
-             * written to know its environment.
-             */
-            void checkContextIsBinderForUse(const char* use) const;
-
             void                setStrictModePolicy(int32_t policy);
             int32_t             getStrictModePolicy() const;
 
@@ -229,7 +203,6 @@
             Parcel              mOut;
             status_t            mLastError;
             const void*         mServingStackPointer;
-            SpGuard* mServingStackPointerGuard;
             pid_t               mCallingPid;
             const char*         mCallingSid;
             uid_t               mCallingUid;
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
index 45b2776..0c3fbcd 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderLibTest.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_REGISTER_SERVER,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_ADD_SERVER,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_ADD_POLL_SERVER,
-    BINDER_LIB_TEST_USE_CALLING_GUARD_TRANSACTION,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_CALL_BACK,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_CALL_BACK_VERIFY_BUF,
     BINDER_LIB_TEST_DELAYED_CALL_BACK,
@@ -605,24 +604,6 @@
     EXPECT_THAT(callBack->getResult(), StatusEq(NO_ERROR));
 }
 
-TEST_F(BinderLibTest, NoBinderCallContextGuard) {
-    IPCThreadState::SpGuard spGuard{"NoBinderCallContext"};
-    IPCThreadState::SpGuard *origGuard = IPCThreadState::self()->pushGetCallingSpGuard(&spGuard);
-
-    // yes, this test uses threads, but it's careful and uses fork in addServer
-    EXPECT_DEATH({ IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid(); },
-                 "In context NoBinderCallContext, getCallingPid does not make sense.");
-
-    IPCThreadState::self()->restoreGetCallingSpGuard(origGuard);
-}
-
-TEST_F(BinderLibTest, BinderCallContextGuard) {
-    sp<IBinder> binder = addServer();
-    Parcel data, reply;
-    EXPECT_THAT(binder->transact(BINDER_LIB_TEST_USE_CALLING_GUARD_TRANSACTION, data, &reply),
-                StatusEq(DEAD_OBJECT));
-}
-
 TEST_F(BinderLibTest, AddServer)
 {
     sp<IBinder> server = addServer();
@@ -1281,18 +1262,6 @@
                 pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_serverWaitMutex);
                 return ret;
             }
-            case BINDER_LIB_TEST_USE_CALLING_GUARD_TRANSACTION: {
-                IPCThreadState::SpGuard spGuard{"GuardInBinderTransaction"};
-                IPCThreadState::SpGuard *origGuard =
-                        IPCThreadState::self()->pushGetCallingSpGuard(&spGuard);
-
-                // if the guard works, this should abort
-                (void)IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid();
-
-                IPCThreadState::self()->restoreGetCallingSpGuard(origGuard);
-                return NO_ERROR;
-            }
-
             case BINDER_LIB_TEST_GETPID:
                 reply->writeInt32(getpid());
                 return NO_ERROR;
@@ -1520,11 +1489,6 @@
 {
     binderLibTestServiceName += String16(binderserversuffix);
 
-    // Testing to make sure that calls that we are serving can use getCallin*
-    // even though we don't here.
-    IPCThreadState::SpGuard spGuard{"main server thread"};
-    (void)IPCThreadState::self()->pushGetCallingSpGuard(&spGuard);
-
     status_t ret;
     sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
     BinderLibTestService* testServicePtr;